House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Gregg Harper R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
- Committee actionMay 25, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 22, 2011 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 235 - 187 (Roll no. 466).
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 672.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 672, Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act” on June 17, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 2, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41520
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 672, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/672
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-100 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on June 3, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/100
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 672, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/672
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARPER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H725):Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the authority to make laws governing the time, place, and manner of holding Federal elections.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 158 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 672, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/672
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
22 cosponsors — 22 Republicans
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Mo Brooks (R-AL), John Campbell (R-CA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Wally Herger (R-CA), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Bill Posey (R-FL), E. Rigell (R-VA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), John Sullivan (R-OK), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper.
- H.R. 5859 (112th) To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.
- H.R. 588 (112th) To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
- H.R. 3463 (112th) To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and…
- H.Con.Res. 90 (112th) Authorizing the printing of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
- H.R. 1427 (112th) Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act of 2011
- H.R. 603 (112th) TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.